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Elton Hubbard Receives North Carolina's Highest Honor

MONROE, NC (WBTV) – Elton Hubbard had no idea why a group of about 10 men were crowded into his carport Thursday morning. He thought they might have possibly been there for his birthday, but there was no cake.

Instead, two of the men held envelopes and a bag. Inside, was something 1st Sergeant [...]

Union County Farm Show & Festival May 15 - 16

Union County, NC – The Union County Farm Show and Festival will be held this coming weekend at the Union County Agriculture Center at 3230 Presson Rd. The Ag Center is located on the right just off Hwy 74 heading east near Wingate. Times are Saturday 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday from [...]

Dr. Blank Returns From Haiti, Part III

Monroe, NC – This is Part III and the final installment of The Scoop’s 3-part series of our interview with Dr. Blank, a local Monroe physician, who has returned from a medical mission trip to Haiti. Dr. Blank explains some extraordinary things that happened to him and his team while in Haiti.

If [...]

4 Injured In Crash Near Parkwood High School

UNION COUNTY, NC – Firefighters and paramedics responded to a traffic crash in Union County involving three vehicle which sent at least four people to the hospital Wednesday afternoon.

The accident was in Waxhaw at McWhorter Road and Highway 200 (Lancaster Highway). It happened around 1:30 p.m.

When SKY 3 flew over the [...]

Happy Mother's Day

A few weeks ago, I made an offer to the Monroe Scoop Facebook Fans that we would make video slideshows in honor of Mother’s Day for everyone who sent in a set of pictures to honor their Mom’s on this very special day. Below are the videos we produced for those very special [...]

Dr. Blank Returns From Haiti | Video Interview Part II

Monroe, NC – This is Part II of The Scoop’s 3-part series of our interview with Dr. Blank, a local Monroe physician, who has returned from a medical mission trip to Haiti. Dr. Blank explains some extraordinary things that happened to him and his team while in Haiti.

If you missed the other [...]

Dr. Roy Blank Describes His Recent Medical Mission To Earthquake Stricken Haiti. Part I

Monroe, NC – Local physician, Dr. Roy Blank, recently completed a medical mission trip to Haiti to provide medical assistance help to victims of the Haiti earthquake.

The group was comprised of physicians and health care professionals from a multitude of disciplines, all focused on providing care to the people of Haiti. In [...]

Union County Master Gardeners Association Having Plant & Rain Barrel Sale On Saturday, May 8

Monroe, NC – The Union County Master Gardeners Association is having a Plant sale and Rain Barrel sale on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

The sale will take place at the Union County Agriculture Center, 3230-D Presson Road, Monroe, NC from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. There will be many varieties of annuals, perennials, [...]

New Chick-Fil-A in Wesley Chapel Offers Free Food For A Year Contest. Video Highlights

Wesley Chapel, NC – Over 100 people are camping out overnight at the new Chick-fil-A in Wesley Chapel for a chance to win free food for a year. The Scoop Network was on hand to capture all the fun and games provided by Chick-fil-A. Everyone was having a lot of fun and there [...]

Monroe/Union County Earth Day Video Highlights

Downtown Monroe, NC – Earth Day was celebrated today as Monroe and Union County, NC residents turned out for this very popular uptown event. I strolled around and captured a few clip with my flip camera.

Monroe, NC Earth Day Video Highlights

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Scoop Network Movie Reviews: Bounty Hunter | How To Train Dragons

Bounty Hunter Movie Review

Stars Jennifer Anniston and real life boy friend Gerard Butler. Jennifer plays a reporter tracking down a hot lead. She inadvertently jumps bail for a traffic violation to chase the lead. The funny part is she bumped a police horse and was freed on $50,000 bond. It is hard to [...]

1 Yr. Old Survives Union County Crash That Kills 2 Women

Union County, NC – Fairview Community Investigators say a mother driving an SUV with a baby inside crossed the center line and caused a crash that killed her and another woman driving a van. The accident occurred on Hwy 218 near West Duncan Rd.

Video from AirStar 36 showed the mangled SUV [...]

Union County, NC Adoptable Pets Video Highlights

Union County, NC – The Union County, NC Animal Shelter always has plenty of cute animals available for adoption. The Scoop Network contributor, Pauline Lucore, stopped by the animal shelter and shot some video highlights of the current animals available.

Did you know that you could volunteer at the shelter? They would love [...]

Sun Valley Elementary Reads Across America

Union County, NC – Sun Valley Elementary School participated in the National Education Association’s Read Across America by having several high profile guests visit and read every day.

Guests include: Indian Trail Mayor John Quinn, Union County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Davis, Union County Public Schools Director of Elementary Education Lori [...]

Union County Hospice Receives Medicare And Medicaid Certification

MONROE, N.C. – On March 15, 2010, Hospice of Union County, Inc. obtained certification for participation in the Medicare/Medicaid Program for its new 6-bed general inpatient (GIP) unit in the McWhorter House.

Medicare/Medicaid certification is achieved only after meeting rigorous clinical and construction-related standards, confirmed via a survey process. Having met these high [...]

Local Physicians To Provide Healthcare To Haiti Earthquake Victims | Video

Matthews, NC – Presbyterian Novant Medical Group Physicians Join Charlotte area Medical Team to bring health care Services to earthquake victims.

Local physicians heading to Haiti will be Roy Blank, MD, internal medicine physician with Southern Piedmont Primary Care and Howard Guthmann II, MD, family medicine physician with Waxhaw Family Physicians & Sports Medicine. [...]